
1981 Virginia
1–10 (0–6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dick Bestwick. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 13–10Oct 31
By 3 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs | L 18–32 | 51% |
| Sep 18 | at | L 0–3 | 23% |
| Sep 26 | vs | L 24–29 | 61% |
| Oct 3 | at | L 24–30 | 25% |
| Oct 10 | at | L 0–27 | 16% |
| Oct 17 | at | L 3–21 | 21% |
| Oct 24 | vs | L 21–24 | 48% |
| Oct 31 | vs | W 13–10 | 40% |
| Nov 14 | vs | L 14–17 | 18% |
| Nov 21 | at | L 7–48 | 23% |
| Nov 28 | vs | L 3–20 | 35% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 20–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 121st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1981.
- Record
- 1–10
- Conference
- 0–6 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 127–261
- Coach
- Dick Bestwick
- Elo
- 1330 −121 this season
- SP+ rating
- -9.6 No. 107 of 132; offense No. 113, defense No. 79
- SRS
- −4.8 No. 91 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Keith Lee and Todd Kirtley
Drafted in 1982
The 1982 draft| Rd 4 | Stuart Anderson LB | Kansas City Chiefs |
All-ACC
1 first teamFirst team
Stuart AndersonDLAP
From Wikipedia’s 1981 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1981 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6–0 | 12–0 | 1 | |
| 5–1 | 10–2 | 9 | |
| 4–2 | 4–6–1 | ||
| 3–3 | 6–5 | ||
| 2–4 | 4–7 | ||
| 1–5 | 4–7 | ||
| 0–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.